A trio of Americans will be on the ice Tuesday at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the women’s figure skating short program.
Alyssa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levitow will compete against each other, with the top 24 skaters qualifying for the free skate on Thursday. In a preview of the event, NBC used Taylor Swift will narrate a video introducing “The Blade Angels: Three American Showgirls on Ice”, sharing stories about each American. Liu and Glenn already have a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games after Team USA won the figure skating team event.
The freestyle skiing men’s big air medal round begins with American Mack Forehand in medal prime. Four years ago in Beijing, Forehand finished 11th in the same event, but the momentum is on his side after finishing first in the qualifying round.
A pair of American teenagers will compete in women’s snowboard slopestyle: 16-year-olds Jessica Perlmutter and Lily Dhavornavage. They finished 10th and 11th respectively in qualifying.
Although the U.S. men’s hockey team will not be in action — it advanced automatically after going undefeated in the group stage — its opponent in the next round will be determined Tuesday. The winner of No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia plays the U.S. in the final eight.
Notable events of Tuesday (all times eastern)
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Snowboard: Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final, 7 a.m.
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Curling: Women’s round-robin – US vs. Denmark, 8:05 am
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figure skating: Women’s Skating–Short Program, 12:45 p.m.
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freestyle skiing: Men’s Big Air Final, 1:30 pm
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ice hockey: Men’s Qualification Playoff – Sweden vs Latvia, 3:10 pm
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